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Can Russia Repair Its Ties With The West and Reshape Its Foreign Policy?
Indeed, it’s true that US-Russian relations are at an all-time low at the start of this new US administration. However, this is nothing new. Relations have been poor before, and both superpowers have still managed to resurrect a mutual appreciation for common ground. Certainly, the initial sounds coming out of […]

Washington Drops Ukraine, Israel Backs Down On Hamas Demands
The two big stories in the news today are the Trump administration saying Ukraine is going to have to give up territory and NATO ambitions in order to secure a peace deal, while Israel appears to retreat from its ceasefire standoff with Hamas. Listen to a reading of this article […]

The Tangled Web of Foreign Aid
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” -Cicero, […]

Trump Suspends Funding to the National Endowment for Democracy
Trump suspends NED funding. The NED is a US-funded organization set up in the 1980s that meddles in elections around the world in the name of ‘promoting democracy’ The Trump administration has frozen funding to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a US-funded organization that meddles in elections and pushes […]

Report: Israel Likely To Bomb Iran in the Coming Months
Trump and his officials have hinted a military option against Iran is on the table if a deal isn’t reached. This has significant implications for Israel and the broader region. The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that Israel will likely attempt to bomb Iran in the coming months, a move that would […]

USAID funded terrorist regimes that killed thousands of US soldiers
USAID sent $9.3B to Islamic terror states that killed 3,000 American soldiers The explosive disclosures about how U.S. taxpayer monies are being used to subvert governments worldwide, while propping up others, continues to shed light on the outragious fools our own government must take us for. They steal our money […]

Is a Grand Bargain between US and Russia in the works?
The Grand Bargain could lead to a complete overhaul of the global order. [Originally posted on I-System TrendCompass] Last month Donald Trump suggested that he would end the war in Ukraine as a gift to the Russian people. The terms of that peace, as far as we know from General Kellogg’s peace plan are […]

25 Years Ago, NATO’s War on Yugoslavia: Kosovo “Freedom Fighters” Financed by Organized Crime
Almost Twenty-five years ago, marks the beginning of NATO’s aerial bombardment of Yugoslavia (March 24, 1999- June 10, 1999). The bombings which lasted for almost three months, were followed by the military invasion (under a bogus UN mandate) and illegal occupation of the province of Kosovo. This marked the beginning of the NATO […]

Hegseth Says No NATO Membership for Ukraine, Return to Pre-2014 Borders ‘Unrealistic’
The secretary says Ukraine needs ‘robust security guarantees’ that won’t involve a NATO troop deployment Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday dismissed the idea of NATO membership for Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia and said the goal to restore Ukraine to its pre-2014 borders was “unrealistic.” Hegseth […]
Report: Netanyahu Intends To Sabotage Gaza Ceasefire Deal
According to Haaretz, the Israeli delegation heading to Qatar for negotiations will not advance to the second phase of the agreement. Israeli sources have told Haaretz that they believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to sabotage the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal and that Israeli negotiators headed to Qatar will not advance the agreement […]